Industry 4.0 and Engineering for a Sustainable Future

Prof. Mohammad Dastbaz is the Deputy Vice Chancellor at University of Suffolk. Professor Dastbaz's research work over recent years has been focused on the use and impact of emerging technologies in society, particularly learning, training and the development of "eGovernment." Dr. Dastbaz has led EU and UK based funded research projects and has been the Symposium Chair of Multimedia Systems in IEEE's Information Visualisation (IV) conference since 2002. He has over 50 refereed publications, including numerous journal paper articles, conference papers, book chapters and books on e-learning, eGovernment and the design and development of Multimedia Systems. Professor Dastbaz is a Fellow of the British Computer Society and UK's Higher Education Academy as well as the professional member of ACM and IEEE's computer society. Prof. Peter Cochrane OBE - is an internationally sought after guru who invests his time and money as an agent of change. Renowned for his out of the box thinking, he is an advisor and consultant to companies and governments, the author of blogs, articles and books on technology, business and managing rapid change. With over 40 years of technology and operational experience, Peter has been involved in the creation and transformation of corporations. His BT career saw him progress to CTO with teams engaged in optical fiber, fixed and mobile networks, artificial life and healthcare, through to war gaming, eCommerce, and business modelling. Peter has also spent time as an educator and was appointed Professor for the Public Understanding of Science & Technology @ Bristol (1998).

Chapter 1. Industry 4.0 (i4.0): The Hype; the Reality; and the Challenges Ahead.- Chapter 2. Why Industry 4.0 ?.- Chapter 3. Wireless Connectivity for Industries.- Chapter 4. Wireless Comms. Beyond 2020.- Chapter 5.Digital Transformation.- Chapter 6. Big Data, Small Data and getting products right first time.- Chapter 7. Internet of Things and Sustainable Manufacturing.- Chapter 8. Security Challenges in the Industry 4.0 Era.- Chapter 9. Meeting the Future Challenges in Cyber Security.- Chapter 10. The Future of Manufacturing in Central & Eastern Europe: Ready for Industry 4.0?.- Chapter 11. From Big Data to Small Data.- Chapter 12. The Role of Blockchain in Underpinning Mission Critical Infrastructure.- Chapter 13. The planning and design of buildings: Urban Heat Islands - Mitigation.